Danny Rose backs tough guy Tim Sherwood to take the Tottenham hotseat

Tottenham left back Danny Rose today revealed that an angryTim Sherwood has got tough with the underachieving squad and introduced a new set of rules to turn the club’s season around.

Sherwood, who wants to be given the manager’s job on a
permanent basis after being put in charge following the dismissal of Andre
Villas-Boas last week, won his first League game 3-2 against Southampton
yesterday.

Chairman Daniel Levy is still considering turning to someone
else though and is targeting Holland coach Louis van Gaal, while he is expected
to interview former boss Glenn Hoddle.

But Rose believes Sherwood has already proved he should be
given the position full-time after clamping down on ill-discipline within the
ranks, which casts more doubts about the Villas-Boas regime.

When asked whether Sherwood’s chances of getting the post
could be harmed because he is not a big name, Rose said: “People may think
that, but you know that Tim won’t take nonsense from anybody.

“At his first training session a couple of us rolled out for
it late, he got us all in a circle and told us it was unacceptable in polite
words. He set out some new rules and you know not to mess with Tim and that’s
good.

“The rules were regarding lateness, punctuality and when we
go down to eat, stuff like that. We have meetings and stuff on the training
pitch as well, you know that when he speaks you’ve got to listen. It’s great.

“Supposedly he’s said he’s not sure if he will get the job.
Me personally, I’d be over the moon if Tim is there. Tim’s backed me for a good
three or four years now and I know that if I’m fully fit, I’m going to play and
when I’m doing things wrong, he’s going to pull me aside and tell me it’s
unacceptable.

“I know if I want to work on things he’s take me out on the
training pitch and work with me, just like the others.”

And in what looked like another dig at former coach
Villas-Boas, Rose believes Sherwood has already got the team playing with an
exciting style again having played with two strikers in his first couple of
matches.

Spurs have struggled to score goals for the most part of the
campaign and the club's fans were getting frustrated with the quality of
football on offer.

Rose added: “Recently we’ve not played the Tottenham way,
attacking and counter attacking. I suppose it’s been harder having just one
striker up front.

“That’s (the way they beat Southampton) is how Tottenham
should be playing – like we did in the second half. We tried to play attacking
football. At times we know we may concede, but we want to be scoring a few
goals every game.”

Van Gaal has hinted he is interested in a move to White Hart
Lane, but won’t consider the post until after he steps down as Holland coach
following the World Cup next summer.

He said: “I've always said that I want to work in the
Premier League, so there's a chance.

"But I've also read that Frank de Boer and Guus Hiddink
were in the picture. Everyone who knows me knows I won't do two jobs at the
same time."